R sig jobs - Jul 2013 - Open position for a Core Bioinformatician in Lund, Sweden

Dear all,

An opportunity for a Bioinformatician is available at the Biomedical Center
(BMC) at Lund University Sweden, in a newly established bioinformatics core. The
post holder will join a dynamic and multidisciplinary environment and will play
a key role in providing support to diverse projects across different research
areas (primarily stem cell research in blood, brain, and diabetes). The
successful candidate will assist with the design, analysis, and interpretation
of data primarily from microarray and NGS projects. Alongside high quality
support, a contribution is expected towards the expansion of the service in
scope and staffing, by increasing the number of users and attracting external
funding.

Applicants will have a PhD in bioinformatics or related subject. Advanced
scripting, experience in the analysis of genome scale biological datasets
(particularly microarray and high throughput sequencing data) and statistics are
required. Excellent communication skills together with a clear vision of
advances in the field are essential.

Required skills: R/Bioconductor, Perl/Python, UNIX, knowledge of tools required
to map and analyse NGS data.

Desirable skills: Matlab, C++/Java, MySQL.

The position is offered for 2 years in the first instance. A CV and cover letter
should be sent to bioinformatics at med.lu.se

Deadline: 31/7/2013